IEEE S.F. Bay Area Council e-GRID's
BayAreaTech

WEDNESDAY September 10, 2008
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology + Women in Engineering Chapters
Speaker: Prof. Peter Peumans, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Stanford Univ, and Deputy Director of the Center for Advanced Molecular Photovoltaics (CAMP)
Time: Dinner (optional) at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: $25 if reserved by Sept. 8; $30 after & at door; no cost for presentation
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave (Fwy 101 frontage road at Lawrence Expressway), Sunnyvale
RSVP: by email to Janis Karklins, karklins@ieee.org
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv/meetings/cpmt0809.html

In this talk, I will discuss various approaches to harvesting solar energy that promise to lower the cost of solar electrical power. I will describe an approach that combines monocrystalline silicon with MEMS processing and advanced packaging (more…)

TUESDAY September 23, 2008
SF Industry Applications Chapter
Speaker: Mark Fisher, PE, LC, LEED AP, Integrated Design Associates, Inc.
Time: Social at 5:30 PM; Presentation at 6:00 PM; Dinner at 7:00 PM
Cost: $25 (at door), $10 for IEEE Student Members
Place: Sinbad’s Restaurant, Pier 2 The Embarcadero, San Francisco
RSVP: by email to Jack Lin, jlin@sfwater.org, 415.551.4894
Web: www.e-grid.net/docs/0809-sf-ias.pdf

We will explore a variety of options that can be designed into a commercial building to improve sustainability and energy efficiency.  Included will be a case study of Integrated Design Associates’ (IDeAs) new facility, the first (more…)

THURSDAY November 20, 2008
SCV Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Chapter
Speaker: Andrew Kominek, Micro Analysis Group, Keyence Corporation
Time: Registration at 11:30 AM, Buffet lunch at 11:45 AM, Presentation at 12:15 PM
Cost: $15 if reserved by Nov. 17; $20 after & at door
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave (Fwy 101 frontage road at Lawrence Expressway), Sunnyvale
RSVP: by email to Ed Aoki, aoki.ed@gmail.com
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

This presentation introduces digital microscope technology and its application in semiconductor development, failure analysis, and quality control.  The integration of rapidly advancing digital image processing with slowly improving optical microscopy (more…)

THURSDAY September 18, 2008
SCV Lasers and Electro Optics Chapter
Speaker: Prof. J. Gary Eden, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time: Networking and Pizza Social at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: none
Place: KLA-Tencor Corporation, 3 Technology Drive, Milpitas
RSVP: through website
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/leos

Microcavity plasma devices are a new class of hybrid plasma/optoelectronic device in which a non-equilibrium low temperature plasma is spatially confined to a microcavity with a characteristic cross-sectional dimension (more…)

MONDAY October 20, 2008
SCV Circuits and Systems & Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology & Computer & Signal Processing Chapters
An IEEE Circuits and System Society Distinguished Speaker Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Hubert Harrer, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Server and Technology Group (Boeblingen, Germany)
Time: Seated dinner served at 6:30 PM; Presentation at 7:30 PM
Cost: $25 if reserved by Oct. 16; $30 after & at door; vegetarian available (no cost for presentation only)
Place: Ramada Inn, 1217 Wildwood Ave (Fwy 101 frontage road at Lawrence Expressway), Sunnyvale
RSVP: by email to Janis Karklins, karklins@ieee.org
Web: www.cpmt.org/scv

The presentation compares the system packaging and technologies of IBM’s latest system z high end servers. Starting from the z900, the system design change towards a blade-like architecture (more…)

TUESDAY August 12, 2008
SCV Electron Devices Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Yiming Huai, Grandis Inc.
Time: Pizza at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:15 PM
Cost: none
Place: National Semiconductor, Building E-1, Conference Center, 2900 Semiconductor Drive, Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/eds

STT-RAM (spin-transfer torque memory) is a revolutionary new memory technology derived from Grandis’ pioneering research in Spintronics, that combines the capacity and cost benefits of DRAM, the fast read and write performance of SRAM, the non-volatility of (more…)

THURSDAY August 21, 2008
SCV Solid State Circuits Chapter
Speaker: Stefan Rusu, Senior Principal Engineer, Intel Corp.
Time: Refreshments at 6:00 PM; Presentation at 6:30 PM
Cost: small donation for food
Place: National Semiconductor Building E, Auditorium, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., Santa Clara
RSVP: not required
Web: www.ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ssc

To continue harvesting technology scaling benefits, it is essential for chip designers to understand the nature and impact of active power and leakage, its sensitivity to different design parameters, and practical techniques to reduce it.  This talk will review (more…)

TUESDAY August 26, 2008
SCV Consumer Electronics Chapter
Speaker: Serdar Yurdakul, Director, Business Development and Marketing, Wisair Ltd.
Time: Pizza/drinks at 6:30 PM, Presentation at 7:00 PM
Cost: $5 for IEEE members, $10 for non-members
Place: Oak Room at HP, 19447 Pruneridge Avenue (Building 48), Cupertino
RSVP: not required
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/ce

The discussion will describe how UWB technology and the standard has evolved since the FCC ruling permitting this technology. Key technical aspects of the standard will be covered along with the state of the UWB industry, current and future applications (more…)

THURSDAY August 14, 2008
SF Power & Energy Chapter, with GOLD (Grads of Last Decade)
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM
Cost: $5
Place: Gather at Giants Dugout Store at AT&T Park along 3rd St. (BART: Embarcadero & Montgomery)
RSVP: by email to Frank Oppong, fko2@pge.com
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/san_francisco/pes

Please come and join the Power & Energy Society and Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) as we take an exclusive “behind-the-scenes” tour of what many consider the best Ballpark in the nation.  Come see areas of the park (more…)

WEDNESDAY August 6, 2008
SF Power & Energy Chapter
Speaker: Bob Stuart, Senior Director of Transmission, BrightSource Energy
Time: 5:00 PM Networking & Cash Bar; 6:00 PM Dinner; 7:00 PM Presentation
Cost: IEEE members $30, Non-members $40
Place: Sens Restaurant, Embarcadero Center 4, Promenade Level, San Francisco (validated parking)
RSVP: Anupama Pandey, apandey@nexant.com, 415-369-1096
Web: ewh.ieee.org/r6/san_francisco/pes

In a recent press release, the California Air Resources Board charted a course to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent over the next 12 years.  The draft plan proposes that utilities produce a third of their energy from renewable sources (more…)